Division of Farrer

Farrer Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Farrer in New South Wales, as of the 2016 federal election.
Created	1949
MP	Sussan Ley
Party	Liberal
Namesake	William Farrer
Electors	111,466 (2016)
Area	126,590 km² (48,876.7 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Farrer is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was created in 1949 and is named for William Farrer, an agricultural scientist.

The division is located in the far south-western area of the state and includes Albury, Corowa, Narrandera, Leeton, Griffith, Deniliquin, Hay, Balranald and Wentworth.

The sitting member, since the 2001 election, is Sussan Ley, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.^[1]

It has always been a safe non-Labor seat, alternating between the Liberal Party and the National Party. All four of its members have gone on to serve in cabinet, most notably Tim Fischer, leader of the National Party from 1993 to 2001 and Deputy Prime Minister during the first half of the Howard Government.

Members

	Party	Term
David Fairbairn	Liberal	1949–1975
Wal Fife	Liberal	1975–1984
Tim Fischer	National	1984–2001
Sussan Ley	Liberal	2001–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Farrer

Australian federal election, 2016: Farrer^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	55,893	57.87	+13.85
	Labor	Christian Kunde	17,486	18.11	−2.07
	Greens	Amanda Cohn	7,936	8.22	+4.28
	Liberty Alliance	Ron Pike	5,874	6.08	+6.08
	Independent	Brian Mills	4,133	4.28	+4.28
	Christian Democrats	Paul Rossetto	3,474	3.60	+2.41
	Mature Australia	Trevor O'Brien	1,783	1.85	+1.85
Total formal votes			96,579	93.60	+0.21
Informal votes			6,602	6.40	−0.21
Turnout			103,181	92.57	−3.87
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	68,114	70.53	−1.18
	Labor	Christian Kunde	28,465	29.47	+1.18
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.18

References

↑ Johnston, David (31 January 2013). "Ley now the third longest serving in Farrer". The Border Mail. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
↑ Farrer, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

External links

Division of Farrer - Australian Electoral Commission

Electoral divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales

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Divisions in: New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital and Northern Territories

Coordinates: 32°30′04″S 143°18′40″E / 32.501°S 143.311°E / -32.501; 143.311

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